Artist's description:

Abandoned post boxes from a residential apartment block in the centre of Pripyat, 2015. Unfortunately, almost 29 years after the disaster a lot of the possessions that were left behind were either looted or have decayed over that time so the apartments were mostly without windows and were very similar in layout and content.

This was the nicest part of one complex, a lot of light coming from many directions, I love the doorway and the stairs that make this frame a bit more than just the items that give this photo it's name.

Named for the nearby Pripyat River, Pripyat was founded on 4 February 1970, the ninth nuclear city in the Soviet Union, for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was officially proclaimed a city in 1979, and had grown to a population of 49,360 before being evacuated a few days after the 26 April 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Though Pripyat is located within the administrative district of Ivankiv Raion, the abandoned city now has a special status within the larger Kiev Oblast (province), being administered directly from Kiev. Pripyat is also supervised by Ukraine's Ministry of Emergencies, which manages activities for the entire Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

Access to Pripyat, unlike cities of military importance, was not restricted before the disaster as nuclear power stations were seen by the Soviet Union as safer than other types of power plants. Nuclear power stations were presented as being an achievement of Soviet engineering, where nuclear power was harnessed for peaceful projects. The slogan "peaceful atom" (Russian: mirnyj atom) was popular during those times. The original plan had been to build the plant only 25 km (16 mi) from Kiev, but the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, among other bodies, expressed concern about it being too close to the city. As a result, the power station and Pripyat were built at their current locations, about 100 km (62 mi) from Kiev. After the disaster the city of Pripyat was evacuated in two days.

All prints are lovingly produced on Fuji DP II paper which is fade resistent and yields high-image-quality digital prints. This paper offers excellent tones, sharpness and image quality.

Feedback on prints sold to date have been positive and customers have been happy with the work produced by the professional printers used to directly supply my work to those who are regular collectors.

Any questions please ask and I will provide an answer to you promptly.

Artist's description:

Abandoned post boxes from a residential apartment block in the centre of Pripyat, 2015. Unfortunately, almost 29 years after the disaster a lot of the possessions that were left behind were either looted or have decayed over that time so the apartments were mostly without windows and were very similar in layout and content.

This was the nicest part of one complex, a lot of light coming from many directions, I love the doorway and the stairs that make this frame a bit more than just the items that give this photo it's name.

Named for the nearby Pripyat River, Pripyat was founded on 4 February 1970, the ninth nuclear city in the Soviet Union, for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was officially proclaimed a city in 1979, and had grown to a population of 49,360 before being evacuated a few days after the 26 April 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Though Pripyat is located within the administrative district of Ivankiv Raion, the abandoned city now has a special status within the larger Kiev Oblast (province), being administered directly from Kiev. Pripyat is also supervised by Ukraine's Ministry of Emergencies, which manages activities for the entire Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

Access to Pripyat, unlike cities of military importance, was not restricted before the disaster as nuclear power stations were seen by the Soviet Union as safer than other types of power plants. Nuclear power stations were presented as being an achievement of Soviet engineering, where nuclear power was harnessed for peaceful projects. The slogan "peaceful atom" (Russian: mirnyj atom) was popular during those times. The original plan had been to build the plant only 25 km (16 mi) from Kiev, but the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, among other bodies, expressed concern about it being too close to the city. As a result, the power station and Pripyat were built at their current locations, about 100 km (62 mi) from Kiev. After the disaster the city of Pripyat was evacuated in two days.

All prints are lovingly produced on Fuji DP II paper which is fade resistent and yields high-image-quality digital prints. This paper offers excellent tones, sharpness and image quality.

Feedback on prints sold to date have been positive and customers have been happy with the work produced by the professional printers used to directly supply my work to those who are regular collectors.

Any questions please ask and I will provide an answer to you promptly.